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1957 in Canadian football

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup.

Canadian Football News in 1957

In March 1957, the CRU officially adopted a resolution allowing the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) to retain its constitutional right to challenge for the Grey Cup but left it up to the Western Interprovincial Football Union and the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union to decide when the ORFU had sufficiently improved its calibre of play.

The Canadian Football Council (CFC) allowed interference to be legal up to third 5-yard stripe by eligible blockers.

The 45th annual Grey Cup game was televised live from coast to coast in Canada for the first time. TV rights brought in $125,000 for the CFC.

Regular season

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
  • Edmonton and Hamilton both have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1957

Semifinals

WIFU

  • Winnipeg won the total-point series by 28–16. The Blue Bombers will play the Edmonton Eskimos in the WIFU Finals.

IRFU

  • The Alouettes will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the IRFU Finals.

Finals

WIFU

  • Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–1. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup game.

IRFU

  • Hamilton won the total-point series by 56–11. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup game.

Playoff Bracket

Grey Cup Championship

Canadian Football Leaders

1957 Eastern (Interprovincial Rugby Football Union) All-Stars

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1957 Western (Western Interprovincial Football Union) All-Stars

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1957 Canadian Football Awards

1957 Miss Grey Cup

  • Miss BC Lions Carol Lucas was named Miss Grey Cup 1957

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